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Against the odds, Malawian girl overcomes child marriage, agonizing labour and obstetric fistula

Jacqueline developed an obstetric fistula when she gave birth at age 16. © UNFPA Malawi
  • 11 September 2023
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Midwives save lives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ‌

Published on: 01/09/2023

Amid conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, midwives deployed by UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—are providing life-saving care for pregnant women in need.

Find out more about our ongoing humanitarian response to the crisis here.

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Beating the odds: Resilience, hope and safe births at a UNFPA mobile clinic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Midwife Fyfy Omoyi hands Ms. Bembeleza her newborn, who was delivered safely at the UNFPA mobile health clinic at the Bulengo displacement camp. The camp is currently sheltering more than 100,000 people who have fled brutal conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. ©UNFPA DRC/Jonas Yunus
  • 31 August 2023
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Saving the lives of pregnant women and newborns in Sudan

Published on: 24/07/2023

100 days into the conflict in Sudan and millions of people are in need of humanitarian aid. 

See how UNFPA is meeting the needs of pregnant women and saving lives. 

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As drought and floods threaten millions in Ethiopia, midwives are a lifeline for pregnant women and newborns

In Ethiopia's Somali region, a camp in the village of Gabi’as shelters hundreds of households displaced by drought. Over 260,000 women are currently pregnant in the Somali region alone, many of them internally displaced from recurrent, multiple crises and at dire risk of acute undernourishment, without access to even the most basic health care. © UNFPA Ethiopia/Paula Seijo
  • 07 July 2023
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Leaving no one behind: The UNFPA-backed initiative using drones to connect people with care in Botswana

The Drones for Health working group conducts site assessments in Botswana’s Ngami district, to see where the drones would be most suitable and are most needed. © UNFPA Botswana
  • 17 July 2023
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Bonded for life: A UNFPA-supported midwifery student in Gaza delivers her own baby sister

Raneen’s midwifery training helped her deliver her own baby sister during an emergency in Gaza. © UNFPA Palestine
  • 29 June 2023
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Publication

Maternal Health Analysis of Women and Girls of African Descent in the Americas

Number of pages: 27

Publication date: 12 Jul 2023

Publisher: UNFPA, UNICEF, UN-Women, PAHO, NBEC

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News

Amid wreckage in Beirut, health and psychosocial needs are paramount

The blast, and subsequent shockwaves, devastated large parts of Beirut. © UN Photo/Pasqual Gorriz
  • 13 August 2020
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“I want my baby safe, this is all I need.” Supporting women and girls in Myanmar after Cyclone Mocha tears a path of destruction

Women from the village of Say Thamar Kyi receive health care and reproductive health services at a mobile clinic operating in areas affected by Cyclone Mocha, in Rakhine state. © UNFPA Myanmar
  • 03 July 2023
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